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Mecha Hate Chimp's Dump of Love - 2008 Year End Review ***(updates on last page)***

Hi gang,

It's been a busy and exciting year for me. I've been more productive as an artist than I think I've ever been and I believe a lot of it has to do with the constant inspiration and motivation from close friends and the online communities. I've decided to post a recap of work I've created or posted on my website during last the year. Thanks to everyone and anyone who has supported me or has graciously taken the time to respond to my work. Here's to another exciting year! + = !!! - J

Ok, one last one...this is a video tutorial I put together to show my workflow in Photoshop creating a detail study of "Innocent X" by Diego Rodriguez de Silva Velázquez. It was done for Open Figure Drawing Workshop 018. The image took roughly two hours to make and has been condensed into this 12 minute video.

The Following User Says Thank You to Mecha Hate Chimp For This Useful Post:

Hello, Mecha, hello Hate, hello Chimp. Nice work from all three of you . So many beautiful things in one thread, my eyes are running wild.
But here, those two pieces went right to my heart and produce some effect like when you're jumping from a bridge into water.http://www.conceptart.org/forums/att...1&d=1165972585 Those fish, really feel grateful to you, while looking at this image.
Light and motion is so vivid and truthful. I think it is more than searching for effects or looking at photo ref. It looks like memory... and has a sweet feeling of adoration of beautiful scene. Those round eyes of the fish and half transparent elusive bodies and their directed motion like freed arrow, beautiful... I especially like simplicity of your language...

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/att...1&d=1165973321 Those soft shadows are lovely, Really can lose my head looking at them. can't even say what medium it is. I think watercolor? with digital lines? My, my. where we will be in few years with imitation of traditional like this... Wow.
Legs are slightly too thin and too short though again, but beauty of values is irresistible.

All images from this post have those errors in my opinion. I think, the distance measurements and comparison of negative space should be done more carefully.http://www.conceptart.org/forums/att...1&d=1165974079 The boy looks great, I think he is quite proportional, but values make his legs look huge comparing to the rest.

Joel, i don't only love your work, i think you're one of the coolest guys i met on any online community.
Your tutorials in ImagineFX are among the best in the whole magazine and the variation of your skills is incredible.
Kick-ass work here, bro!
Best regards,

u r trully unique, i fell so inpired but i also feel really depressed right now, i think ill have to work for a lot of years to reach ur level or the one of many people in this site, im really an amateur....fuck! its so sad.